Jena Malone in LadyGunn Magazine

All photos by Shelby Duncan

Jena Malone has a beautiful feature in the latest LADYGUNN Magazine. She talks about her acting career and gives us some insight into her method, plus she talks about her audition for Catching Fire, "I blew them out of the water." The gorgeous photographs are by Shelby Duncan

LG: Congrats on THE HUNGER GAMES, by the way.

Jena: Thank you! Can’t comment on it yet, but I’m allowed to say how excited I am to be working on it. It’s a fucking dream! My little sister recommended I read it like two years ago and now she is dying.

LG: Nowadays some girls are instant celebrities, whether they deserve it or not, because they played the “Hollywood” game.

Jena: Seriously, you get one film, you hire a publicist and a stylist, all of that, and instantly you look like a celebrity. Where is your voice? Where is your point of view? That’s what made Julia Roberts so interesting when she was younger. And people like Madonna. That’s what makes Meryl Streep interesting every single time she walks out the door. She has a point of view. These other women buy their point of view from stylists or fashion people or agents. But they make far more money than I do. They are getting job offers that I could only dream of. There are some aspects where I wish someone would have just told me when I was a hot-headed 17-year-old, I could have just played the game a little straighter and I would have been able to have more doors open now.

LG: Well, THE HUNGER GAMES, c’mon, that’s a pretty big coup.

Jena: That’s the funny thing, the only reason I got this is because I blew them out of the water in the audition. It wasn’t because I played the game right and wore the sexy skirt, it was because I went in there and really auditioned and they actually had a casting director that wanted to cast real actors. That is not always the case.

LG: Especially in such a large franchise.

Jena: Right, I often see a lot of the younger actors who are like, “What should I do?” Honestly, it’s hard either way. It’s hard to be yourself and it’s hard not to be yourself. Both have a means of making you feel insecure and not sturdy in your job. It’s such a delicate thing. You’ve got to play the game a little bit. Even that’s a stylistic choice, even that’s a persona. It’s all a guise, a dream within a dream, so what’s really the truth of it? It’s far deeper inside, not on the outside. I think that’s what I am learning now. How to appreciate the material aspects that basically form that language of Hollywood without depreciating my internal aspects. 

 

Read the rest of this great article at Ladygunn

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Liam Hemsworth on Gale: "His Stuff Is More In The Third" Hunger Games Film

HitFix sat down with Liam Hemsworth to talk about his upcoming film, Paranoia. They spoke a bit about Catching Fire and Liam talks about Gale and says that his "stuff is more in the 3rd one, actually."

From HitFix:

The Hemsworths, though, are just these two charming giants, Australian boys who obviously drank their milk. Liam's been working like a madman for the last few years, and I think it' s safe to say that at this point, the biggest thing he's ever booked was his role as Gale in The Hunger Games. In that first film, it doesn't really seem like much of a break for an actor, and I asked him when we sat down to talk about "Paranoia" if it felt good to finally jump in for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

After all, the new trailer for the film features what seems to be a pretty big couple of moments for Gale, and I seem to remember his character playing a larger role in the second book.

You'll see Hemsworth's response here, and it sounds to me like he really doesn't get to take center stage now until the third and fourth film. That's got to be tough as an actor, basically playing a supporting supporting supporting role while waiting for the future chapter of the story where you get to finally show everyone why you were cast in the first place.

Liam Hemsworth Is EVERYWHERE This Week: GMA, Kelly & Michael, The Daily Show

Liam Hemsworth is doing a whirlwind press tour for his upcoming movie, Paranoia (opens 8/16). This week he hits GMA and LIVE With Kelly & Michael, and the Soho Apple Store for "Meet The Filmmakers" Event (6pmET) on Monday 8/5, and heads over to The Daily Show on Tuesday 8/6.

Next week he'll head over to Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, August 12th.

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Video from Liam Hemsworth's appearance on GMA

Liam on Jennifer Lawrence post-Oscar: "She's great. You wouldn't even know. Nothing has gone to her head over the last few years. When I first met her and worked with her she was full of life and brings such a great energy to set. When you're shooting tough stuff like the themes in Hunger Games it can be a little dark at times. She's got such a great energy about her and she's still that way."

Liam on Mockingjay Part I (which starts shooting in Sept): 

"There's a lot more for Gale. Francis Lawrence did the last one and he's doing the rest of them and he's such a good director, such a great guy to work with and a really interesting person and I think he's doing a great job." 

Behind The Scenes of 'Catching Fire' With Costume designer Trish Summerville

 

Catching Fire costume designer Trish Summerville posted 2 behind-the-scenes photos to her instagram account yesterday. It's fascinating to see the incredible volume of costumes they were working with on the film. They were taken this time last year when they were setting up for Catching Fire in Atlanta. 

Follow the amazing Trish Summerville on instagram at @mztsummerville and twitter at @MzTSummerville.

Lenny Kravitz Plays Pictionary on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Lenny Kravitz (Cinna) made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night and played an all-star version of Pictionary with Jimmy, Jennifer Aniston and Cee-Lo Green. He also sat down with Fallon and talked about his acting career and got a surprise viewing of a very old commercial he did as an adorable little guy. 

Jennifer Lawrence & Trish Summerville in EW's "New Hollywood" Issue

Jennifer Lawrence and Catching Fire costume designer Trish Summerville are featured in the New Hollywood Issue of EW in the article "50+ Talents Changing Hollywood For The Better."

The issue is on newsstands now. Check out the scans:

VIDEO: The 'Catching Fire' Cast Speaks to High5 About The Movie

Interviews of the Catching Fire cast from Comic Con keep popping up all over the place. Here are a couple we haven't seen before from Germany's High5tv. They speak with Jennifer Lawrence, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Francis Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Lenny Kravitz and Willow Shields. 

Francis Lawrence says there's going to be an HOUR of the arena in the movie (and say goodbye to shaky-cam - hooray)! 

Via our friends at The Hob

Lionsgate Auctioning Off 5 Poster Packages For Charity

LIONSGATE is auctioning off five poster packages from CATCHING FIRE that include a poster signed by Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Willow Shields, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Meta Golding, and Bruno Gunn from the 2013 San Diego Comic Con benefiting The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

The winning bidders will receive the studio certified posters with a signed letter verifying their authenticity. Auctions begin today and will end August 7, 2013 . Interested fans and collectors should be aware there are only a limited amount available. Please note that 100% of the proceeds, including $9.99 shipping costs goes to The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Lionsgate is responsible for poster shipping. Please note: Posters may have some signs of wear and tear due to talent handling.

 Included In This Package:

* CATCHING FIRE Poster signed by Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Willow Shields, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, Meta Golding, and Bruno Gunn

* CATCHING FIRE Pin

* Comic Con Quarter Quell Posters

* Katniss, Peeta, & Finnick Capitol Portrait Posters

See the ebay listing HERE.

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